Is Exercising Changing my Implants?

Thank you for the question.

A couple of issues come to mind given your description of your presurgery situation and your current problem. As you exercise and drop body fat there is less coverage of the breast implants exposing you to seeing or feeling the breast implants more (rippling). Also, heavy exercise may gradually pushed the implants to the sides of the chest where there is less coverage of the implants;  you may begin to feel the implants more on the sides of the breasts.

Some thoughts regarding rippling of breast implants in general...Palpability  and rippling of breast implants may be related to several factors. These include the amount of soft tissue and breast tissue coverage over the breast implants, the position of the breast implants (submuscular versus sub glandular), the type of implants (saline versus silicone), and the degree of overfilling of saline filled implants. Generally, weight loss will extension weight any rippling/palpability  of the implants.  Deflation of the implants will also increase the rippling/palpability of the implant.

Correction of the rippling may involve further surgery including implant pocket exchange if possible ( sub glandular to submuscular), implant exchange if possible (saline to silicone), and/or the use of allograft to provide an additional layer of tissue between the implant and the patient's skin. Patient weight gain (if possible) may also be helpful.
 

I hope this helps.

You may be decreasing your body fat by working out, which is in turn decreasing the fatty tissue in your breasts that is covering your implants. This makes your implants show more, increasing the risk of visible rippling. However, just in case you may want to see your surgeon to rule out deflation. Best of luck.

Rippling becomes more obvious when the breast tissue is thinner. If you have lost a lot of weight, you may see more rippling. I recommend that you followup with your plastic surgeon and let him or her advise you on whether any particular exercise regimen would affect the visibility of the rippling.